“This is going to lead to total system collapse,” O’Malley told The Baltimore Sun. “It’s a very old, fragile computer system in (COBOL) language, which isn’t even in schools anymore.” In a social media post made Friday, O’Malley went on to say he expects benefit interruptions to start soon.
The Social Security Administration is preparing to lay off at least 7,000 people from its workforce of 60,000 — and the final reduction in force number could be as high as 50%, according to two people familiar with the agency’s plans who are not authorized to speak publicly.
After Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) listed a Social Security Administration (SSA) office in Campbellsville as one of its hundreds of federal cuts, many residents said they were disappointed in the government’s decision.
The Social Security Administration (SSA), which is headquartered in Woodlawn, closed two offices, putting employees on administrative leave, the administration said.
The number of federal offices the Department of Government Efficiency has identified for closure in Kentucky has ballooned to 19 as of Monday, including three located in Louisville, according to the department's website.